Major cardiovascular diseases mortality in Kaunas population for 1983-2002
Radishauskas, R.; Bernotene, G.; Shopagene, D.; Rastenite, D.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 77(1): 34-37
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 15759451 Document Number: 593280
Aim. To evaluate trends in mortality of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke in Kaunas population aged 25-64 years in 1983 to 2002.Material and methods. The study based on official mortality statistics covered all residents of Kaunas aged 25-64 years who died of IHD and stroke in 1983-2002. Age-standardized rates were calculated by the direct method and using European population as a standard. The trends were analysed using the method of linear regression on logarithms of the age-standardized annual rates.Results. In 1983-2002, IHD and stroke mortality rates were significantly decreasing both for men and women (by 2.2%/yr, p = 0.003, and 2.9%/yr, p = 0.004, repectively, for men and by 26%/yr, p = 0.005 and 3.2%/yr, p = 0.002, respectively, for women).Conclusion. In 1983-2002, both IHD and stroke mortality rates among both Kaunas men and women aged 25-64 years decreased significantly.